Uloga medicinske sestre u zaštiti oralnog zdravlja

master's thesis

• Title (english): The role of nurses in protecting oral health
• Author: Barica Prlić
• Mentor: Aleksandar Džakula (mentor)
• Committee member: Danijela Štimac (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ana Borovečki (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Aleksandar Džakula (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine; (Department of Social Medicine and Health Care Organization); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2014-09-02, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Public Health and Health Care; Social Medicine

Abstract

Karijesa je jedna od najčešćih bolesti čovjeka koja zahvaća sve populacijske i sve dobne skupine. Još uvijek ne postoji dovoljno razvijena svijest o važnosti oralne higijene u prevenciji karijesa i očuvanju oralnog zdravlja. Oralna higijena izuzetno je važna komponenta za zdravlje zubi i općenito za zdravlje čovjeka. Kao posljedica loše oralne higijene dolazi do oralnih infekcija koje mogu izazvati razne bolesti kao što su: kardiovaskularne bolesti, cerebrovaskularne bolesti, dijabetes, pneumonija, prerani porodi, niska porođajna težina, sistemske infekcije i mnoge druge bolesti. Cilj ovoga rada je prikaz navedene problematike i naglasak na potrebi za sustavnim praćenjem oralnog statusa u elektronskom obliku. Ne samo navedenog oralnog statusa već i primjena modela sestrinske prakse koji će omogućiti najprimjereniju procjenu pacijentovih potreba, prikupljanje podataka koji će omogućiti daljnju obradu na nacionalnoj razini, a sve sa ciljem edukacije pacijenata o važnosti oralne higijene u prevencije karijesa. Medicinske sestre su u poziciji gdje mogu imati vrlo značajnu ulogu u zaštiti oralnog zdravlja i prevenciji oralnih bolesti tijekom svog rada, obzirom da su prisutne na svim razinama zdravstvene zaštite. Stoga se nameće potreba za trajnom edukacijom medicinskih sestara kako bi stekle znanja i vještine za edukaciju pojedinca, obitelji ili zajednice o važnosti oralnog zdravlja, važnosti oralne higijene, za opće zdravlje.

Abstract (english)

Caries is one of the most frequent human diseases attacking all population and age groups. Awareness about the importance of oral hygiene in caries prevention and maintaining oral health is still not sufficiently developed. Oral hygiene is a crucially important component of dental health and human health in general. Poor oral hygiene leads to oral infections which may cause various diseases like cardiovascular diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes, pneumonia, premature births, low birth weight, systemic infections and various other diseases. The aim of this paper is to deliberate on this issue and emphasise the need for systematic monitoring of oral health status in electronic form. Besides monitoring oral health status, emphasis should be given to the implementation of nursing professional practice model, which will enable the most adequate assessment of patient’s needs, and to the collection of data, which will enable further processing on a national level. Final objective is to educate the patient on the importance of oral hygiene and caries prevention. Nurses are in the position to play an important role in protecting oral health and prevention of oral diseases in the course of their work, as they are present at all levels of health protection. Hence the need arises for lasting education of nurses so as for them to acquire knowledge and skills to raise awareness of the individuals, families or communities on the importance of oral health and the importance of oral hygiene – for general health.

• Keywords: karijes; oralna higijena; edukacija; medicinska sestra
• Keywords (english): caries; oral hygiene; education; nurse
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:873486
• Study programme: Title: Studies in Nursing; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra sestrinstva (magistar/magistra sestrinstva)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2015-11-06 10:47:25